SUCTORIAL


Meaning of SUCTORIAL in English

|sək|tōrēəl adjective

Etymology: New Latin suctori us (from Latin suctus — past participle of sugere to suck — + -orius -ory) + English -al — more at suck

1. : adapted for sucking : serving to draw up fluid or to adhere by suction

suctorial mouths

2.

a. : provided with suctorial organs

a suctorial fish

b. : living by sucking the blood or juices of animals or plants

3.

[New Latin Suctoria + English -al ]

: of or relating to the Suctoria

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